EAP - The Pacific Infrastructure Challenge - World Bank (2006).pdf

Table of Contents
1 Acronyms and Abbreviations 1
2 Executive Summary 4
2.1 Why the Difference in Performance 4
2.2 Barriers to Growth and Development in the Pacific 5
2.3 Is it Possible to overcome these Barriers 6
2.4 What’s the Size of the Challenge 7
2.5 How do we meet the Challenge 8
3 What’s the Purpose of the Discussion Document 10
4 Why is Infrastructure Important for Development 11
5 How well are Pacific Countries Performing 14
5.1 Some Evidence of Good Performance 14
5.2 More Evidence of Underperformance 15
6 Why the Difference in Performance 19
6.1 The Pacific Context 19
6.2 Challenges to Institutions and Management in the Pacific 24
6.3 Policy Impediments to Development in the Pacific 30
6.4 Low Levels of Access to Infrastructure in Rural Areas 31
7 Challenge: How do we Lift Performance 34
7.1 What Causes Poor Infrastructure Policies 34
7.2 There are Some Ways to Overcome these Barriers 42
8 What’s the Size of the Challenge 60
8.1 Water and Sanitation 61
8.2 Electricity 62
8.3 Telecommunications 63
8.4 Roads 67
8.5 Sources of Funds 68
9 How do we meet the Challenge 70
Appendices
Appendix A : Infrastructure Sector Analysis 75
Appendix B : Key Infrastructure Indicators 155
Appendix C : Selected Bibliography 171